Carolco Pictures
"A movie in the true tradition of film noir"
— Roger Ebert
USA, 1989
Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Charles Roven
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Morgan Freeman
Screenwriter: Ken Friedman
Based on the novel by: John Godey
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Music: Ry Cooder
Genre: Crime, Drama
Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Language: English
Running Time: 94 minutes
Synopsis:
After he is double-crossed by his criminal accomplices, John Sedley, nicknamed "Johnny Handsome" in mockery of his disfigured face, swears revenge and is released from prison after receiving an experimental face alteration surgery.